The It's a Monkey Podcast interviews technology thought leaders from all over the world and provides a weekly overview of the latest news from the tech economy.
Episode 119
CEO of the Business of Software Conference
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Podcast Hosts:
- Kevin Garber - CEO and Co-founder - ManageFlitter
- Kate Frappell - Design Lead - ManageFlitter
Guest Interview:
- Mark Littlewood - CEO of the Business of Software Conference
Mark Littlewood is the CEO of the Business of Software Conference. Mark and Kevin discuss start-up culture and entrepreneurship. Mark also shares the story behind the Business of Software Conference.
Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Mark include:
- How the Business of Software Conference started out
- We discuss the mental health challenges many entrepreneurs and founders face
- The rise of the ‘wanna-preneur’
- We chat about the recent Facebook scam involving Cambridge Analytica
- The pro’s and con’s of taking funding vs. bootstrapping
- Mark outlines the UK tech scene and ecosystem
- Mark chats about some of the biggest tech products to come out of England
- The role of hubris in different cultures and how it affects the tech scene
- What the agenda looks like for the Business of Software Conferences
This week in the Tech News:
- Google Duplex can make real phone calls using AI.
- Announcements from the F8 Facebook Developer Conference.
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